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Volatility is often called the fear gauge of the options market. When fear rises, volatility spikes — option premiums get expensive, risks increase, and opportunities can shift in an instant. When ...

The risk premium for options is rising in assets from stocks to gold, even as implied volatility on benchmark indexes has been either steady or falling for most of this year.

SYDNEY, Oct 28 (Reuters) - For those seeking an answer to the question as to what the Middle East conflict risk premium is in the price of crude oil, the 5.3% drop in Brent futures early on Monday ...